change a baby
idiom
: to remove a baby's dirty diaper and replace it with a clean one
I think the baby needs changing.
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Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby — awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.
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Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
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Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
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“Change a baby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20a%20baby. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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